What was your first programming language? What is/are your most used?
What was your first programming language? What is/are your most used?
My first was Matlab. Most used is probably python, and then you get into my professional niche, VHDL, C, TCL.
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I think I started with C#, went to C, then (pre-ES6) JS, Python, then Perl, then C++.
I didn't get much interest or progress in most of them. C# was somewhat interesting because I could make actual windows, and Perl just has a lot of interesting text-geared concepts and was created by a linguist (my background is in language and literature, not in any IT field). Perl is still delightful to learn, though I'd go with Raku (Perl 6) now.
The only language I really learned properly and use the most is C++, especially with Qt, as my true interest is GUI programming. I was never into raw algorithms and CLI programs.
I worked with pyqt for a project once, I'd almost call Qt its own language. As for GUIs, I generally work with embedded systems or scripting, so not much human interaction needed. And it works is my baseline for completeness, no fancy algorithms here. I probably program like Matt Parker. I'm trying to make a website, so I either need to find someone who wants to do the visual bits, or learn some HTML/CSS myself. I'm enjoying learning the server bits.